swallow up
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I think public-private partnerships are good things to have, but the private aspect of that partnership cannot swallow up the public good.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2025
A huge sinkhole in a street is Surrey is continuing to grow and swallow up more road, with the county council declaring a major incident.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
Another shaped a tsunami out of clay, poised to swallow up one of the red wildflowers that are symbols of the border kibbutzim.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
In the spleen, most of the infected cells detected were frontline immune cells -- macrophages and monocytes -- known as phagocytes whose job is to swallow up invading organisms.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2023
From then until the 19th century, Russia proceeded to swallow up dozens of non-Slavic peoples, many of which retain their original language and cultural identity.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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